On 03Aug2020 0452, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
> And for those who may not know, 'limey' seems to be some form of short
> form of 'lime juicer'. And for all the RN was made some fun of thus,
> limes were a good solution to the problem of scurvy.
>
> I suppose you could easily mix it with rum. Lord knows, citrus and rum
> appear in many mixed drinks together.
Citrus jucies were common additions to spirits before the 'modern'
cocktail became popular in the US in the mid-late 1800s. That and sugary
things, because the spirits were often pretty rough.

I understand that the RN allowed sailors to buy lime juice to add to
their grog if the wanted to. How many used their pay for that I don't know.

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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>